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Water Scarcity Allocation and Use
Impacts of and Resilience to Climate Change, Extreme Events and Sea Level Rise
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) in Springs Lakes and Coastal Waters
Sources Impacts and Management of Contaminants (Nutrients, Pharmaceuticals, PFAS, Microorganisms Metals)

Water Scarcity Allocation and Use

First Name	Last Name	Organization	Abstract Title	PDF
Ali	Al- Quraishi	University of Florida	Spatial and Seasonal Variations of the Mesopotamian Marshes Hydro-Pattern Under Natural and Regulated Flow Conditions	View PDF
Jessica	Balerna	University of South Florida	Characterizing Long-Term Ecological Responses to Hydrological Change in Impaired Depressional Wetlands in Tampa Bay, FL	View PDF
Jason	Bellino	U.S. Geological Survey	Water Budget for the Floridan Aquifer System
Lorna	Bravo	University of Florida	Empowering Master Gardeners to Build their Own Gardening Floating Beds	View PDF
Joshua	Epstein	University of Florida	Controls on Community Composition and Biodiversity in North-Central Florida Geographically Isolated Wetlands
Sadie	Hundemer	University of Florida	Stories of the Floridan Aquifer: Framing of Water Issues in Regional Newspapers
Jennifer	Jackson	University of Florida	Hydroxypropyltrimethyl Ammonium Chitosan Chloride Functionalized Graphene Oxide for Biofouling Control on Reverse Osmosis Membranes
David	Kaplan	University of Florida	Quantifying the Effects of Upland Prescribed Burns on the Hydrology Of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in Florida Pine Flatwoods	View PDF
Susan	Lamb	University of Florida	Irrigation Decision-Making and Groundwater Use Outcomes in Western Kansas
Jason	Merrick	University of Florida	Improving Agricultural Water Use and Water Quality Using Enhanced Irrigation Scheduling Methods
Eduart	Murcia	University of Florida	Using Groundcovered Beds as BMP for Citrus Water Management	View PDF
Ying	Ouyang	USDA Forest Service	Afforestation and Its Impacts on Groundwater Resource Availability in a Mississippi Watershed
Nathan	Reaver	University of Florida	Implementing Pine Plantation Silvicultural Production and Management Practices into the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)
Kate	Rotindo	UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Extension	Florida-Friendly Landscapingä Pilot Program in the Lincoln Park Community and Surrounding Area
Frank	Schmitz	Florida State University	Should the Apalachicola River and Bay be Separate Projects?
Sharmin	Siddiqui	University of Florida	Classifying Flow Regimes of the Amazon	View PDF
Moonwon	Soh	University of Florida	Simultaneous Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices in Florida: Tailwater Recovery System and Other Best Management Practices for Vegetables and Agronomic Crops
Qing	Sun	St. Johns River Water Management District	Springshed Delineation of Wekiva River Basin Springs
Lory	Willard	University of Florida	Evaluation of Pedotransfer Functions with Small-Scale Simple Field Measurements of Hydraulic Conductivity in Laikipia, Kenya
George	Worrall	University of Florida	Assessing Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Products for Agricultural Areas in North Central Florida
Li	Zhang	Florida Gulf Coast University	Ecological Succession, Hydrology, and Water Quality of Restored Urban Wetlands in South Florida

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Impacts of and Resilience to Climate Change Extreme Events and Sea Level Rise

First Name	Last Name	Organization	Abstract Title	PDF
Maram	Alrehaili	University of Florida	3D Flood-Inundation Model of the Amite River in Baton Rouge Parish in 2016, Louisiana State
Savanna	Barry	University of Florida	Building Resilient Living Shorelines with Low-Cost, Low-Impact Alternative Materials and Methods
Amit	Bhardwaj	Florida State University	Understanding Seasonal Variations of Peninsular Florida
Taryn	Chaya	University of Florida	iCoast: Deploying Advanced Water Sensor Technology to Monitor Water Quality
Audrey	Goeckner	UF/IFAS	Carbon Dynamics of Urban Stormwater Ponds: Burial, Gas Flux, and DOM Composition
Scott	Prinos	United States Geological Survey	Local-Scale Drainage, Runoff, and Recharge Delineation in the South Miami Heights Area
Chu-En	Hsu	University of Florida	Structure of the iCoast Coastal Hazard Forecast System	View PDF
Patrick	Inglett	University of Florida	Vegetation Effects on Greenhouse Gas Production in Subtropical Wetland Soils of the National Ecological Observatory Network
Sardar	Md Shaheen	Simec Institute of Technology	Climate Change and Sea Water Rising: Challenges for Coastal Habitants in Bangladesh
Tricia	Kyzar	University of Florida	Challenges and Opportunities for Sustaining Southeastern US Coastal Wetlands
Carly	Narotsky	FSU	The Seasonal Predictability of the Anomalous Rainy Seasons of Florida	View PDF
Merrie Beth	Neely	Global Science and Technology, Inc.	GEO Aquawatch: The Global Water Quality Initiative
Woi Sok	Oh	University of Florida	Effects of Combining Social and Hydrological Factors in Water Scarcity-Induced Migrations: Application to a Toy Agent-Based Model
Deepa	Raveendranpillai	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Impacts of Concurrent Extremes on Water Resources and Vulnerability Assessments
Christian	Rivera	University of Florida	A Synthesis of Opportunities for Applying the Telecoupling Framework to Marine Protected Areas
Jamila	Roth	University of Florida	Seagrass Ecosystems and Environmental Change: Effects of Multiple Stressors on Plant-Herbivore Interactions	View PDF
Tracey	Schafer	University of Florida	Impacts of Repeated Hurricane Disturbance on Dissolved Organic Matter Cycling Along An Aquatic Continuum in Northeastern Florida
Katherine	Serafin	University of Florida	Disentangling Flood Drivers: Coastal River Flood Risk in a Changing Climate
Emily	Taylor	University of Florida	Recovery of Nutrient and Energy Cycling Following Hydrologic Disturbances in Sub-Tropical Urban Streams
Mohsen	Tootoonchi	University of Florida	Lethal Salinity Concentration Varies Among Vallisneria americana Ecotypes	View PDF
Stephanie	Verhulst	University of Florida	Juncus Roemerianus Exhibits Stress Response to Elevated Salt Marsh Soil Salinity
W. Samantha	Yuan	University of Florida	Floridans’ Love-Hate Relationship with Invasive Species: An Overview of Two Case Studies Highlighting the Complexity of Communication and Education

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Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) in Springs Lakes and Coastal Waters

First Name	Last Name	Organization	Abstract Title	PDF
Maximiliano	Barbosa	UF/IFAS	Effects of Glyphosate (Rodeo) on the Growth of Planktonic Cyanobacteria
Rachel	Brewton	Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University	Nutrient Over-Enrichment and Brown Tide Result in Light Limitation of Seagrass Communities in The Indian River Lagoon	View PDF
Vincent	Encomio	UF/IFAS FL Sea Grant	Extension Efforts of the Treasure Coast HAB Working Group
Yuting	Fu	University of Florida Water Institute	Investigating Allelopathic Effects of Aquatic Weeds in Agricultural Sciences
Forrest	Lefler	University of Florida	The Effects of Algaecides and Herbicides on a Microcystis Aeruginosa Bloom in Lake Okeechobee, Florida (USA)
Carlos	Manzanas	University of Florida	Miniaturized Platform for In Situ Detection Of E. Coli in Water Samples
Andrew	Ortega	University of Florida	Collecting Water Samples with Drones for Water Quality Surveys
Elizabeth	Dahedl	Florida Gulf Coast University	Isolation, Genomic Identification, and Characterization of Cyanobacteria Species in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Cecilia	Silva Sanchez	University of Florida	Development of a Multi-Class Cyanobacteria and Algal Toxin Detection Method
Osama	Tarabih	University of South Florida (USF)	How Can the Lake Okeechobee System be Operated to Mitigate the Harmful Algal Blooms Problem?	View PDF

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Sources Impacts and Management of Contaminants (Nutrients Pharmaceuticals PFAS Microorganisms Metals)

First Name	Last Name	Organization	Abstract Title	PDF
Piyush	Agade	University of Florida	GatorByte – An Open-Source Platform for Low Cost, Real-Time Water Resource Monitoring	View PDF
Scott	Augustine	University of Florida	Field-Scale Demonstration of the Sediment Bed Passive Fluxmeter at a CVOC Impaired Site
Candace	Barnes	University of Florida	Mechanistic Antiviral Activity of Chitosan Microparticles Against Bacteriophage MS2, A Human Norovirus Surrogate
Ranjit	Bawa	University of Georgia	Impact of Land Cover on Groundwater Quality in the Upper Floridan Aquifer in Florida, United States
Rachelle	Berger	University of Florida	Effects of Flooded Rice as a Summer Crop Rotation in South Florida Agriculture Production
Kyle	Boutin	Florida Gulf Coast University	Wetlaculture: Utilizing Nutrient Pollution to Support Agricultural Crops in South Florida
Ronell	Bridgemohan	University Of Florida	Microbial Source Tracking of Human and Animal Fecal Contamination in the Beaches and Rivers of Trinidad
Olivia	Cacciatore	University of Florida	Investigating the Hydrologic Connectivity of Geographically Isolated Wetlands Using Solute Tracers
Savannah	Cain	University of Florida IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center	Characterizing the Dynamics of Pollutants in Streams Draining Urbanized Areas in Northwest Florida
Keisha	Castillo-Torres	Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group	Assessing Recreational Water Quality via Magnetic Isolation of Bacteria
Danielle (Dani)	Cucchiara	University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions	Using Molecular Methods to Improve Metal Mixture Risk Assessment at Mining-Impacted Sites	View PDF
Maite	De María	University of Florida	Aquatic Exposure of Largemouth Bass and Florida Manatee to Glyphosate
Megan	Donovan	University of Florida	Property Value Impacts of Proximity to the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site in Gainesville, FL	View PDF
Don	Duke	Florida Gulf Coast University	Who Owns the Pond? Who Owns the Pollutant? Stormwater Detention Ponds and Pollutant Control in Suburban Southwest Florida
Don	Duke	Florida Gulf Coast University	Drainage and Stormwater Detention Ponds in a Rapidly-Urbanizing Landscape, Southwest Florida
Madison	Flint	University of Florida	Biogeochemical and Hydrological Controls on Nitrous Oxide Cycling in Karstic Aquifers
Charlotte	Haberstroh	University of South Florida	Sources and Transport of (Micro)Plastic in Urban Rivers: Field Study in the Hillsborough River
Kira	Hansen	University of Florida	Resilient and Sustainable Compact Bed Plasticulture for Watermelon Production in Florida
Fei	He	University of Florida	Effects of Producers’ Risk Perceptions on the Choice of Nitrogen Application Rates: A Case Study of Florida Carrot Production
Md. Monirul	Islam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Impact of Industries Effluents to River Turag: Effect to Climate Change
Hajime Guillermo	Kurita Oyamada	University of Florida	Toxicity Assessment of Novel Nanoparticles Engineered to Disperse Crude Oil Monitored Using a Gene Expression Biomarker in Fathead Minnow Juveniles	View PDF
Hajime Guillermo	Kurita Oyamada	University of Florida	Antineoplastic Agents: Environmental Prevalence and Adverse Outcomes in Aquatic Organisms	View PDF
Samuel	Kwakye	University of Florida	Evaluation of Water Use by Huanglongbing (HIB) Affected Citrus Trees in Florida
Dogil	Lee	University of Florida	Impacts of Pasture, Hay and Row Crop Management Systems on Groundwater Quality and Quantity in the Santa Fe River Basin, Florida
Nima	Madani	College of Public Health and Health Professions	Analysis of Chemical Fingerprints in Complex Haitian Water Mixtures
Victoria	Morgan	University of Florida	Sensors Coupled with Risk and Decision Models for Community Water Management	View PDF
Silvia Jessica	Mostacedo Marasovic	University of Florida	Agricultural Production and Water Resources Quantity and Quality in the Florida Springs Region	View PDF
Mohammad-Zaman	Nouri	University of Florida	Tracking Steroid Hormones in Water, Suspended Particulates and Sediment in iCoast Project Using Targeted Mass Spectrometry
Andrew	Oberhelman	University of Florida	Chloride Signature and Transport in an Urban-Agricultural Watershed
Megan	Opincarne	University of Florida	Sublethal Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on the Native Florida Macrophyte Vallisneria Americana
Enrique	Orozco López	University of Florida	Preferential Flow through the Riparian Vadose Zone: Light Transmission Experiments and Modeling Framework
Maryory	Orton	University of Florida	Phosphate Removal from Canal Water in the Everglades Agricultural Area Using Activated Aluminum Oxide
James	Phillips	University of Florida	Modeling and Application of Reduced Height Biosand Filters for Household Scale Water Treatment
Daniele	Pinton	University of Florida	iCoast-Modeling: Modeling of E. Coli and Nutrients Dispersal in the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas Lagoonal System and Adjacent Ocean
Karen	Sem	University of Florida	Characterization, Abundance, and Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens in Wastewater Treatment Trains	View PDF
Qianyao	Si	University of Florida Gulf Coast Research & Education Center	How Do Urban Stormwater Infiltration Basins Treat Nitrogen Along a Hydrologic Flow Path Gradient?
Cody	Stewart	University of South Florida	Evaluating the Removal Efficiency of Baffle Boxes in the Tampa Area
Andrew	Wilson	University of South Florida/Florida Gulf Coast University	Examining Hydrologic Variables and External Factors on Nutrient Retention in Wetland Mesocosms in Southwest Florida
Austin	Wise	Florida Gulf Coast University	Construction, Optimization, and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Floating Aquatic Treatment Wetlands for Phyto-remediation Pre-Treatment of Municipal Landfill Leachate Employing Saline-Tolerant Plants	View PDF
Alexis	Wormington	University of Florida	Effects of Particle Adsorption in Aquatic Environments on the Bioavailability of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Fish
Quinn	Zacharias	University of Florida	Phosphorus Management in the Everglades Watershed: Time for a Change in Paradigm?

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February 25-26, 2020

Poster Presentations

Water Scarcity Allocation and Use

Impacts of and Resilience to Climate Change Extreme Events and Sea Level Rise

Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) in Springs Lakes and Coastal Waters

Sources Impacts and Management of Contaminants (Nutrients Pharmaceuticals PFAS Microorganisms Metals)

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